Totalitarian Unit

This week in World History, we are covering Totalitarian leaders and their reigns during World War II. We start with working on a Totalitarian Leader’s Writing Assignment comparing and contrasting two of the three leaders, Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini. I let the students choose which two leaders they write about and whether they use Memo or MLA format. This assignment on my store comes with a power point that gives students the necessary information to complete the paragraphs. They take notes on this power point on a sheet that I provide them with. I follow that up with Showing the students Facism in Color, which is a video guide that I will be putting out as a product soon on my store. They take time in class to finish up their writing assignment. Then, I show them the Hitler/Stalin Video which gives them even more necessary information about these leaders during WWII. For homework, they are given the Gift Assignment, which is a new twist on outlining the chapters we are learning about. All of these products and more can be found in my Totalitarianism Bundle. Thank you for reading this week!

What do you teach? I teach Economics, or Virtual Enterprise, a simulated business class where students build a business from scratch. I also teach US History and World History. I have also been hired by Saddleback College to teach a Business 1 class.
Where did you to college? I went to Saddleback Jr. College for 3 years and then transferred up to UCSB for 3 glorious years. I have a teaching credential in Social Studies and a PE Credential as well as my Masters in Education.
How long have been at Mission Viejo High School? I have been at Mission since 1995 and have really enjoyed it.
How did you become a teacher? I was going to go into the auto industry but I had a change of heart. I really wanted to help students get through their difficult years and change the way I was taught in school. I felt like I was not prepared for college so here I am to help them great ready for college.
What is your favorite thing to do? I really love watching my kids learn new things or letting me teach them but on a selfish note I love to surf perfect 4-6 foot waves.